SF News Mustachioed Road Rage Cyclist Ian Hespelt Sentenced To Probation, Anger Management Class The saga of Ian Hespelt, the Critical Mass cyclist who struck a Zipcar with his U-Lock during an altercation with its driver, is nearly over, as he was sentenced Monday after agreeing to
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Gavin Newsom's Attribution Problem Aspiring CA governor Gavin Newsom has been accused of poor attribution and plagiarism. [Sacramento Bee] [Sacramento Bee] [Associated Press] Drivers routinely ignore Transbay Terminal signs, leading to blocked and delayed buses. [KRON 4]
SF News Man-Bunned Thief Allegedly Rents Home Through Airbnb, Steals Host's Stuff Why break into a house if you don't have to? That's, perhaps, what went through the mind of 18-year-old Hayward man Elisel Jesus Navarro, who was arrested Saturday after allegedly renting an East
SF News Video: FBI Doubles Reward For Capture Of Muni-Jacketed 'Dreaded Bandit' After months of fruitlessly searching for a serial bank robber responsible for multiple San Francisco heists, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced yesterday that they's be doubling the reward money for anyone providing
SF News Tuesday Morning Roundup: Caltrain Gets Roomier Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here "Pooper," seriously? [SFist] Caltrain began replacing some of its
SF News Monday Lunchtime Links: Does The World Need Another Gossip App? Those pesky "equipment problems" delayed BART trains going through downtown Oakland toward San Francisco this morning. [Bay City News] The National Park Service is stepping up its effort to restore the historic names
SF News Cell Phone Trackers Thwart Duo Of Muggers, Golden Gate Park Carjacker The suspects in two separate crimes — a carjacking and a mugging — ended up in police custody this weekend, after trackers in their victims' cell phones led police straight to them. It was 5
SF News Aggro Muni Rider Beats Elderly Woman Over Bag Collision A 70-year-old woman was hospitalized Sunday, after a fellow bus rider punched her in the face after their bags made contact. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the altercation went down on
SF News Pokemon Go Player Mugged On Busy Chinatown Street A Pokemon Go player attempting to catch 'em all in Chinatown found herself in a much less pleasant battle, when a duo of thieves took advantage of her distraction to rip her phone
SF News Monday Morning Linkdump: Low Expectations For Apple's Earnings Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Local dogs hit the waves, conservative actor freaks on
SF News Sunday Morning Coming Down: Verizon Buys Yahoo For $5 Billion Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Au revoir, Bon Marchè. [SFist] Verizon, which already owns
SF News Saturday Morning Special: <em>Aliens</em> Star Lives Among Us Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here I'm pretty sure Caleb had to go out and
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: Local Scientists Turn Evel Knievel Dennis Green, a former coach for Stanford University and the San Francisco 49ers, has died Friday morning at the age of 67. [ESPN] Two Bay Area scientists and a stuntman want to recreate
SF News Former SF High School Teacher Facing Child Porn Allegations A 15-year veteran of San Francisco's public school system is facing federal felony charges, after he was allegedly found in possession of at least one image of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
SF News SF To Pay $3.25 Million To Family Of Elderly Cyclist Crushed By Muni Bus It was 8:40 a.m. on Friday October 18, 2013, when 78-year-old cyclist Cheng Jin Lai was crushed by a 27-Bryant Muni bus as it turned from 11th Street onto Bryant Street.
SF News SFPD Seeking Town Car Driver In Haight Street Hit-And-Run A Haight Street pedestrian was critically injured by a driver this morning, in a collision police say was a hit-and-run. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 30-year-old male pedestrian was crossing
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Pacifica Sharks Draw Gasps Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here A SF woman whose Airbnb host allegedly freaked out
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: SFPD Threat Phoned In San Francisco's chief toxicologist has somewhat mysteriously resigned. [Bay Area Reporter] Bat Rays keep wandering into local salt ponds, where they then expire. [SF Chronicle] Should SF charge $167 for block parties? An
SF News Man Slain At Site Of Recent Rollerblade Mugging A brazen midday shooting claimed one man's life Wednesday, at the same intersection where the perpetrators of an alleged two-day crime spree robbed one of their victims. According to the San Francisco Police
SF News Alleged DUI Driver Smashed Onto BART Tracks, Snarls Wednesday Commute For the "pics or it didn't happen" crowd. pic.twitter.com/VpbknN5lWi— SFBART (@SFBART) July 21, 2016 BART riders who needed the cross the Bay were left cooling their heels for over an
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: Inside SF General's Morgue Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Was this racist Ed Lee protester for real? [SFist]
SF News DA: Teen Who Allegedly Killed Golden Gate Park Cyclist Charged With Murder Woman bicycling @GoldenGatePark killed by hit and run driver, @SFPD interviewing witnesses now #KTVU pic.twitter.com/8rg1soD4CW— Debora Villalon (@DeboraKTVU) June 23, 2016 The man who allegedly fled after he fatally ran
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Coverup Alleged In SFPD Shooting Former PG&E exec admits he didn’t understand documents he reviewed as part of his job. [SF Chronicle] Why you still can’t use a chip card everywhere. [Slate] Tesla autopilot
SF News Taser-Wielding Tent Thief Raids San Francisco Sporting Goods Store A man who allegedly shoplifted scads of tents from a Mission District sporting goods store is on the loose today, after escaping the grasp of the staffer who attempted to stop him. According
SF News Outer Sunset Man Named As Alleged Twitter Troll Seeking Beheading Of SFPD's Acting Chief An Outer Sunset man was taken into custody Tuesday, after police say he was responsible for a tweet calling for the beheading of acting San Francisco Police department Chief Toney Chaplin. It was
